Glimpses of Hyboria

Defensive Martial Arts

Defensive Martial Arts( General)
You have been trained to avoid blows and other attacks directed at you in battle.Prerequisites: Must be Khitan, Vendhyan or Himelianor must have the calm of the adept spell (see page 262).Beneﬁt: You gain an additional +2 bonus to Defence when ﬁghting defensively or using the total defence action. This grants you a total of +4 bonus to Defence when ﬁghting defensively and a total of +6 bonus to Defence when using the total defence action. Furthermore, you gain a +2 bonus to opposed Strength and Dexterity checks any time you make trip, overrun or grapple attacks or when you try to avoid trips, overruns and grapples made against you.Normal: A character using the total defence action withoutthis feat gains a +2 bonus to Defence when ﬁghting defensively and a +4 bonus to Defence when using the total defence action.